Plain-English translation of NCT06546085 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
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Researchers are studying how exercise affects the tiny particles in your blood (called extracellular vesicles) and how these particles influence your blood vessel function when you have type 2 diabetes. The study will compare three groups: people of healthy weight with normal blood sugar, people with obesity but normal blood sugar, and people with obesity and type 2 diabetes. By understanding these connections, scientists hope to find better ways to protect your heart and blood vessels.
People with type 2 diabetes have a much higher risk of heart disease, even when their blood sugar is controlled with medication. Current treatments help with blood sugar but don't fully prevent the long-term complications. This trial is trying to understand whether exercise can change these harmful blood particles and improve how your blood vessels work, which could lead to better protection against heart disease.
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If you are in one of the two exercise groups, you will come to the research facility 3 times per week for 16 weeks to do supervised exercise training on a treadmill or similar equipment, burning about 400 calories per session at a moderately high intensity. You will also have blood drawn and undergo heart imaging tests at the beginning and end of the study to measure changes in your blood vessels. If you are in the healthy control group, you will not exercise but will complete the same blood and imaging tests.
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